BIOGUIDE F000474 · FEC H2NE01118
Mike Flood
U.S. Representative (since 2022)RINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · Nebraska's 1st District
- Result
- Mike Flood, projected winner
- Opponents
- Christopher Backemeyer (D); Dan Hartong (America First Party Nebraska); Nik Sandman (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party line20 votes tracked
With party = voted the same way as most Republicans who voted.
Said vs. did6 statements · 20 votes
I'll work to ban abortions and expand prohibitions on taxpayer subsidies for abortion. Our tax dollars should never be used to subsidize abortions.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Mike Flood R | incumbent |
| Christopher Backemeyer D | challenger |
| Dan Hartong America First Party Nebraska | challenger |
| Nik Sandman LIB | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I'll work to ban abortions and expand prohibitions on taxpayer subsidies for abortion. Our tax dollars should never be used to subsidize abortions.
His 2022 campaign website said he would work to ban abortions and expand prohibitions on taxpayer subsidies for abortion.[4]
- NOWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[5]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
We must complete President Trump's border wall, expand funding for Customs and Border Protection and ICE, and close loopholes in our immigration laws. I oppose amnesty and any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
His 2022 campaign website called for completing a border wall and expanding CBP and ICE funding, and opposed any pathway to citizenship for people in the country illegally.[4]
I will oppose any attempt to infringe on Americans' fundamental liberties, including our freedoms of speech and religion and our sacred right to keep and bear arms.
His 2022 campaign website said he would oppose any attempt to infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.[4]
- NOAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons.[10]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
I oppose the Green New Deal, mileage taxes, carbon taxes, and any other radical effort to shackle our economy.
His 2022 campaign website said he opposes the Green New Deal and carbon taxes and favors an all-of-the-above energy approach including coal and natural gas.[4]
Tariffs can be an effective tool for securing victories for America.
In an April 2025 interview, said tariffs can be an effective tool and expressed confidence in the administration's tariff approach.[12]
- NOResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[13]
1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement
I have said all along that I support an extension of the subsidies but not without reforms, including the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse that both Democrats and Republicans have acknowledged exists.
In a January 2026 statement, said he supports extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies but only with reforms, and that he voted against an extension without reforms.[14]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[16]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[17]
- NOWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[18]
Biography
Mike Flood is the Republican U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District and won re-election on November 3, 2026, according to unofficial results. A Norfolk attorney and broadcast company founder, he served in the Nebraska Legislature, including as Speaker, before winning a June 2022 special election to the U.S. House. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Flood was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Norfolk, where he graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School in 1993.[1][2] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1997 and a law degree from the University of Nebraska in 2001.[1][2] Flood began working in radio in high school, and in 1999 he founded Flood Communications, which his official biography says grew from one Norfolk radio station into a statewide media network including News Channel Nebraska.[2] Ballotpedia lists his occupation as broadcaster and attorney.[1]
Flood was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2005 to represent Madison County (District 19) and served until 2013; his colleagues elected him Speaker in 2007, which his official biography describes as the youngest in state history.[1][2] He returned to the Legislature after winning the 2020 election for District 19 and served from 2021 to 2022.[1] On June 28, 2022, he won the special election for Nebraska's 1st District with 52.7% of the vote over Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks, succeeding Jeff Fortenberry, and he was sworn in on July 12, 2022.[1][2]
In the House, Flood serves on the Committee on Financial Services, where his official biography says he chairs the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, and he chairs the Republican Main Street Caucus.[2] He advanced unopposed from the 2026 Republican primary.[1][2] He has served as chairman of the board of the Children's Scholarship Fund and on the board of Invest Nebraska, and is a member of the U.S. Strategic Command Consultation Committee.[2] According to his official biography, he lives in Norfolk with his wife, Mandi, and their sons Brenden and Blake.[2] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 50.0% of the vote to Chris Backemeyer's 46.5%, Nik Sandman's 1.8% and Dan Hartong's 1.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted no | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 20 votes.
All 20 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | With partyvoted no | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted yes | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted yes | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted yes | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted yes | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted yes | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted yes | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted yes | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers. |
| 2022-08-12 | With partyvoted no | Inflation Reduction Act — final House passageH.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · roll call ↗Democrats 220–0 · Republicans 0–207Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation. |
| 2022-07-29 | With partyvoted no | Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passageH.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 215–5 · Republicans 2–208Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. |
| 2022-07-15 | With partyvoted no | Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passageH.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · roll call ↗Democrats 219–1 · Republicans 0–209Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed on the House Committee on Financial Services (Subcommittees on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, and Housing and Insurance) in the 118th Congress (2023-2024).[19]
- billCo-sponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House in September 2026 and is intended to prevent data-center energy costs from being passed on to consumers.[20]
In their own words
Priorities
- Opposition to abortion, including working to ban abortion and expand prohibitions on taxpayer funding for it.[4]
- Border security, including completing a border wall and expanding funding for Customs and Border Protection and ICE.[4]
- Support for domestic energy production, including ethanol, coal and natural gas.[4]
- Opposition to federal COVID-19 mandates, including vaccine and mask mandates.[4]
Campaign money$2.4M raised · 49% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $1.1M
- PACs & committees $1.1M
Largest committee contributions
- National Multifamily Housing Council and Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center Political Action Committee (NMHC PAC) PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) PAC$10K
- Nelnet Inc PAC (Nelnet PAC) PAC$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Pacific Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) PAC$10K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government PAC$10K
- National Apartment Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm PAC$10K
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/mike-flood
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 14 of 469 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (11), Climate & energy (8), Foreign affairs & defense (3)
Amendment (Roy) to H.R. 8595 — Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8595 amendment that bars any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations. (AI-written)
What it does: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–210, Republicans 136–80
Jul 15, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Scholten) to H.R. 7567 — Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
A yes vote adopted, as modified, Part B Amendment No. 39 to H.R. 7567, revising the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority program, including a definition of precision agriculture and added goals such as water conservation and drought resilience. (AI-written)
What it does: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 19–194
Apr 30, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Norman) to H.R. 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
A yes vote adopted Amendment 2 to H.R. 7148, which would have removed earmarks (Community Project Funding) in the bill's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education division. (AI-written)
What it does: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homel…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–215, Republicans 136–75
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Mike Flood · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Meet Mike | Congressman Mike Flood · Office of Rep. Mike Flood Official record
- 3.Nebraska 1st District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Mike Flood's 2022 campaign website, quoted verbatim · Mike Flood campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2022-01-01 Candidate's own words
- 5.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
- 6.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 9.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 10.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
- 11.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
- 12.Congressman Flood Talks Tariffs, Reconciliation, and More on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business (April 3, 2025) · Rep. Mike Flood, official website Official record
- 13.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 14.Congressman Flood: Healthcare Vote Fell Short Without Reforms, Elimination of Fraud (January 7, 2026) · Rep. Mike Flood, official website Official record
- 15.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 16.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 17.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 18.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 19.Mike Flood · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 20.Congressman Flood Celebrates House Passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act · Office of Rep. Mike Flood · 2026-09-17 Official record